There Is One Born Every Minute

P.T. Barnum is credited with the saying "There's a sucker born every minute." I have always known that I am one, a sucker that is. I make no apologies for not being able to pass by a child begging, especially one playing a sad song on an accordion. When I looked into the eyes of the child Gypsies that I came across in Greece, I still saw a helpless child, even after one of them called someone a Mother F*^*$#, when he was dissatisfied with the amount of money he was given as a tip for playing his sad song.

There seemed to me, an irony, with a sweet girl playing her sad accordion on the most beautiful island of Santorini while two tourists, with a spectacular view, seemed oblivious to her standing next to them. She seemed intrigued with my harmonica, which I played for her and it made her smile. 

A Giraffe Whisperer

Some days I can't believe they pay me, and other days they can't pay me enough. That's the life of a photojournalist. I have always enjoyed working with The Memphis Zoo. We have an awesome zoo here in Memphis. Their giraffe, Marilyn, gave birth to her sixth calf May 16, the baby male is named Tamu. This giraffe is a great mother and is the same mother that I photographed years ago, in what has become one of my most popular photographs, with another baby.

Everyone has a story.

As a photojournalist, I am a storyteller that happens to use a camera. I look for the extraordinary in the ordinary, every day. 

Some days I can't believe they pay me. Other days they can't pay me enough. 

But I have been given a front row seat to life, in all of its glory and in all of its pain. 

I've been to the White House, and some crack houses too. I have covered the rich and famous and I have covered the poor and hungry.

Everyone has a story.

Never Work Again

My friend Peter, the farmer, said "when you do what you love, you never labor a day in your life." He loves his job.